Growth Mindset

Developing a Growth Mindset with Carol Dweck

Khan Academy’s Growth Mindset unit 

You are your own example.
The biggest example of brain growth is you.
Think about when you were born. There are many skills you know now that you didn't know when
you were born. Some of these skills are very simple; some of them are very complex, and you
may be still learning them.
● Reading helps improve memory, thought, and visual sections of the brain. 
● We get faster and faster with more practice.
● As you get better at reading, your brain becomes better primed to remember song
melodies, plays, dance routines, and many other things.

● Learning a new language strengthens the parts of the brain associated with memory,
thought, and action.

● Practicing an instrument improves the visual, auditory, and motor sections of the brain. It
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also strengthens the bridge between the two halves of your brain, allowing messages to
get across the brain more quickly!

When you get something wrong.

When you challenge your brain.
When you review why you get it wrong.
When you really process the feedback that’s when your brain grows the most and if you keep
doing that you’re well on your way to having a stronger more able.

Frustrating, confusing, trying and struggling.

Failing is just another word for growing.

Growth Mindset
● Identify negative self talk
● Differentiate between growth mindset and fixed mindset
○ Growth mindset
◆ believe that their abilities can be developed
◆ the belief that you can grow your brain and that your intelligence grows with
effort.
◆ allows people to value what they’re doing regardless of the outcome
○ Fixed mindset
◆ I just have a certain amount and that’s it
◆ the belief that you are born a certain way and cannot change.
◆ everything is about the outcome. If you fail—or if you’re not the best—it’s all
been wasted
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been wasted
◆ It might be triggered by a mistake, a failure, or criticism from someone.
◆ I'll never be good at this.
◆ นอกจากตัวเองแล้ว ยังมองว่ าคนอื่ นจะพัฒนาไม่ ได้ ทําได้แค่ นี้
● Jumpstart your brain growth by changing the voice in your head and your actions

○ The power of yet.

◆ Example: “I can’t do this.” → “I can’t do this YET!”
○ Say stop
◆ When your fixed mindset voice is getting out of hand, tell yourself to stop and
clear your mind before continuing.

● Our brains can always change and grow if we give them the right kind of practice. Some
things are harder and take longer to learn than others, and that’s OK.

Mistakes are a natural part of the learning process. In fact, our mistakes help us find areas in
which we can grow and learn.

Learning from mistakes.

Slow-down opportunity
A slow-down opportunity is an accident or a silly mistake. It may be caused by rushing your work.
It's something you can fix on your own.

Slow-down opportunity

Slow down a bit, check your work a second time, and take a short break. Ignoring these mistakes
in the short term could cause you to repeat them again and again—slowing you down much more
in the long term.

Review opportunity
A review opportunity is a medium-size mistake, something you don’t quite understand yet. But,
you know where to look for better understanding.
 Map-reading brain

There are major learning gains to be made by reviewing and reflecting on a concept you missed
or misunderstood. Take some time to review, or reread the chapter. Look at your notes, watch a
video, or take a hint. Take the time to look at a sample problem. Reflect on your mistake until you
feel like you have mastered it and won't get tripped up again in the future.

Feedback opportunity
A feedback opportunity is a bigger mistake. You can’t figure it out on your own, even when you
review.
 Brain with teacher brain

Don't allow your fixed mindset voice to take over. Taking the time to reflect on these types of
mistakes is extremely valuable. By reflecting on these mistakes you are completing a huge piece
of the puzzle in your brain. Raise your hand to ask your teacher, text a friend, go to tutoring, or
ask someone to help you!

Keep Going, Keep Growing

The internal component

Step 1: Recognize
Recognize your frustration. Don't ignore it.
 Frustrated Mia.
Allowing yourself to be frustrated and saying to yourself that it is okay is an important first step
and is surprisingly relieving.

Step 2: Remind
Sometimes struggle and a little frustration are a good thing. It means you’re challenging yourself
to learn. Remind yourself that difficulty—and struggle—are a natural part of pushing yourself to
grow as a learner.
Step 3: Reset
Try taking a short break. A few minutes away might be what your brain needs. Then, come back
to your work. Often, you will see the problem with fresh eyes.

Supercharge your goals.
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SMART goals
We want to set ourselves up for success by creating the right type of goal. In order to write a
good goal, we use the SMART framework.
S for specific. A goal should be linked to one activity, thought, or idea.
M for measurable. A goal should be something you can track and measure progress toward.
A for actionable. There should be clear tasks or actions you can take to make progress toward a
goal.
R for realistic. A goal should be possible to achieve.
T for time-bound. A goal should fall within a specific time period.

Let’s reflect
● Visualize victory
● Name the obstacles
● Make a plan
● Name your goal

Do I belong here?
Sometimes it's really hard to feel comfortable or to study effectively when you feel like you are
the only one who is going through difficult times.
But you're not the only one—it’s actually very common to experience difficulties during
transitions. Even people who everyone labels as successful sometimes feel alone or inadequate.

It takes time and patience for most people to form close relationships and to start to feel at home
in a new environment.